Info fromMediLact6, the PDA version of Hale's 2006 Medications and Mothers' Milk (current version) L3 risk Pediatric Concerns: None reported via milk but sedation is possible with higher doses. AAP: Usually compatible with BFing Adult dose: 10-30 mg q 4 hours PRN Relative Infant Dose: 10.7% (probably the reason for the L3) Kinetics: MW: 285 (anything higher than 200 is good Protein Binding: 35% (higher than 90% is preferred) Oral Bioavailability: 26% (That's how baby gets it. So of the amt that actually comes thru to the milk, baby may absorb only 26% of that.) Pediatric Half Life: 13.9 hours in neonates Milk/Plasma ratio: 1.1 - 3.6 Adult Half Life: 1.5 - 2 hours Time to Max: 0.5 1 hours Many L&D units use morphine for cesarean section mothers. Hope this helps. Phyllis ---- [log in to unmask] wrote: ============= Good Morning anyone who's up and reading. I need a speedy response for a Mum who is right now at the ER. She has a hernia and has been put on morphine, I don't have my Hale's so my question is will this medication hurt her baby? He is 5 days old. She has been pumping and asks whether or not to dump her milk. Thank you, Andrea in nyc Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome -- Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC Glendale, AZ. [log in to unmask] *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome